If the American political system has taught us anything it's that influence costs money. The $3.2 billion spend by various lobbying groups is proof of this.
Over the weekend the main topic of conversation on the cable news channels was the uprising in Egypt and how America should respond to keep radicals from taking over. Clearly it is in our best interests to see Egypt progress to become a Democratic state but we will have to spend money to make that happen. This is why we have a foreign aid budget. It will cost money to push our Democratic ideas and help Democracy get a foothold in Egypt.
The question then becomes will helping Egypt form a Democratic government be portrayed as unnecessary spending or an investment?
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